Mariana Isabel González Parra (born September 17, 1979, in

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Zulia Zulia State ( es, Estado Zulia, ; Wayuu: ''Mma’ipakat Suuria'') is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. The state capital is Maracaibo. As of the 2011 census, it has a population of 3,704,404, the largest population among Venezuela's states. It ...

) is a female fencer from

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. She twice competed for her native country at the

Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau ...

(2004 and 2008) in the

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competition, and won two gold medals at the

2007 Pan American Games The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, were a major continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to 29, 2007. A total of 5,633 athletes from 42 National Olympic Com ...

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1979 births Living people Venezuelan female foil fencers Olympic fencers for Venezuela Fencers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 2007 Pan American Games Fencers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 2011 Pan American Games Sportspeople from Maracaibo Pan American Games gold medalists for Venezuela Pan American Games bronze medalists for Venezuela Pan American Games medalists in fencing South American Games gold medalists for Venezuela South American Games medalists in fencing Competitors at the 2010 South American Games Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games 21st-century Venezuelan women {{Venezuela-fencing-bio-stub